| General |
| Matthijs de Ligt | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Matthijs de Ligt | |
| Date of birth: | 12 August 1999 | |
| Place of birth: | Leiderdorp,  Netherlands
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| Height: | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | |
| Playing position: | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Manchester United
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| Number: | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2008-2016 | Ajax
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 2016–2019 2019–2022 2022–2024 2024– |
Jong Ajax Ajax Juventus Bayern Munich Manchester United
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17 (1) 77 (8) 87 (8) 53 (5) 4 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 2014–2015 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016 2017– |
Netherlands U15 Netherlands U16 Netherlands U17 Netherlands U19 Netherlands
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5 (0) 8 (0) 14 (1) 6 (0) 47 (2) |
Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the world, he is known for his strength, leadership, aggressiveness, tackling and aerial ability.
On 21 September 2016, de Ligt made his debut for Ajax's senior team in a cup game against Willem II. He scored from a corner after 25 minutes, making him the second-youngest goalscorer ever behind Clarence Seedorf. On 24 May, he became the youngest player ever (17 years and 285 days old) to play in a major European final when he started against Manchester United in the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final. On 17 December 2018, de Ligt won the Golden Boy award, becoming the first defender to win the award. The following season, he helped Ajax capture a domestic double and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. His performances earned him a move to Serie A club Juventus, and saw him win the Kopa Trophy in 2019. He won the Serie A title during his first season with the Turin side. After spending three years with Juve, de Ligt moved to Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
In 2017, de Ligt made his debut for the Netherlands at the age of 17, making him the youngest player to start for the national team since 1931. He featured at the side for UEFA Euro 2020.
Honours[]
Club[]
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 2018–19
- KNVB Cup: 2018–19
- UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016-17
Juventus
- Serie A: 2019–20
- Coppa Italia: 2020–21; runner-up: 2019–20, 2021–22
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2020
Bayern Munich
Netherlands
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2019
Individual[]
- Best player of ABN AMRO Future Cup: 2015)
- Best player of Copa Amsterdam: 2015
- AFC Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award): 2016
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
- AFC Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2018
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2016–17
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2018–19
- Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Johan Cruyff Trophy: 2017–18
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2018–19
- Golden Boy: 2018
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2019
- IFFHS Men's World Team: 2019
- Kopa Trophy: 2019
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2019
External links[]
Matthijs de Ligt at Soccerway
| Manchester United F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Bayındır · 2 Lindelöf · 3 Mazraoui · 4 De Ligt · 5 Maguire · 6 Martínez · 7 Mount · 8 Fernandes (c) · 9 Højlund · 10 Rashford · 11 Zirkzee · 12 Malacia · 14 Eriksen · 15 Yoro · 16 Diallo · 17 Garnacho · 18 Casemiro · 20 Dalot · 21 Antony · 22 Heaton · 23 Shaw · 24 Onana · 25 Ugarte · 35 Evans · 36 Wheatley · 37 Mainoo · 41 Amass · 43 Collyer · 44 Gore · Manager: Rúben Amorim |
| Netherlands
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| Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16 |
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1. Stekelenburg
2. Veltman
3. De Ligt
4. Aké
5. Wijndal
6. De Vrij
7. Berghuis
8. Wijnaldum (c)
9. L. de Jong
10. Depay
11. Promes
12. Van Aanholt
13. Krul
14. Klaassen
15. De Roon
16. Gravenberch
17. Blind
18. Malen
19. Weghorst
21. F. de Jong
22. Dumfries
23. Bizot
24. Koopmeiners
25. Timber
26. Gakpo
Manager: |
| Netherlands – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
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1. Pasveer
2. Timber
3. De Ligt
4. Van Dijk (c)
5. Aké
6. De Vrij
7. Bergwijn
8. Gakpo
9. L. de Jong
10. Depay
11. Berghuis
12. Lang
13. Bijlow
14. Klaassen
15. De Roon
16. Malacia
17. Blind
18. Janssen
19. Weghorst
20. Koopmeiners
21. F. de Jong
22. Dumfries
23. Noppert
24. Taylor
25. Simons
26. Frimpong
Manager: |
| Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2024 – Semi-finals |
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1. Verbruggen
2. Geertruida
3. De Ligt
4. Van Dijk (c)
5. Aké
6. De Vrij
7. Simons
8. Wijnaldum
9. Weghorst
10. Depay
11. Gakpo
12. Frimpong
13. Bijlow
14. Reijnders
15. Van de Ven
16. Veerman
17. Blind
18. Malen
19. Brobbey
20. Maatsen
21. Zirkzee
22. Dumfries
23. Flekken
24. Schouten
25. Bergwijn
26. Gravenberch |